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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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