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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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