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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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