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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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