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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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