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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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