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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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