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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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