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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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