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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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