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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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