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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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