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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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