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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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