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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources