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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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