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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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