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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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