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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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