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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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