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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology enable humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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