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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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