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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education enable learners all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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