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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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