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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the major 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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