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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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