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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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