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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. 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. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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