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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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