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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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