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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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