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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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