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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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