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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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