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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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