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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes 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. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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