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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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