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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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