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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for students 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 many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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