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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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