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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses 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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