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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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