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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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