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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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