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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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