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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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