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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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