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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC courses? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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