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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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