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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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