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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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