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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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