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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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