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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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