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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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