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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. People want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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