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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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