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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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