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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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