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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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