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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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