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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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