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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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