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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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