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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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