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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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