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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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