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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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