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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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