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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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