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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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