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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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