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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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