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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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