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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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