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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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