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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education have empowered learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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