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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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