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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology are empowering humans all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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