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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology enable people all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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