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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also investigates 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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