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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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