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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education enable students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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