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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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