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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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