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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning are empowering learners all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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