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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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