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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better perceive these open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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