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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology are enabling students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand these open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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