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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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