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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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