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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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