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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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