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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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