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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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