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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology have empowered students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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