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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology enable humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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