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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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