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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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