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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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