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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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