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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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