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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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