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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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