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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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