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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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