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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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