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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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