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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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