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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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