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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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