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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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