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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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