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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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