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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 a variety of topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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