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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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