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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free 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. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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