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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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