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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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