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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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