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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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