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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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