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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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