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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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