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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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