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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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