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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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