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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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