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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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