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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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