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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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