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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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