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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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