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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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