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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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