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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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