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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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