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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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