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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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