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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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