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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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