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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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