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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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