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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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