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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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