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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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