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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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