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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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