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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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