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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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