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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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