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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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