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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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