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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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