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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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