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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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