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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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