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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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