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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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