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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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