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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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