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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also addresses 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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