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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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