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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic education technology enable students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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