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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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