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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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