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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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