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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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