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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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