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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important 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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