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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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