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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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