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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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