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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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