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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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