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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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