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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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