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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also researches 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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