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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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