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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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