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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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