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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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