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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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