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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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