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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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