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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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