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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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