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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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