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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology are enabling students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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