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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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