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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. 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. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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