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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better comprehend these open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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