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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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