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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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