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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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