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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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