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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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