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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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