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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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