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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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