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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key 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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