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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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