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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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