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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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