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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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