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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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