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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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