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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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