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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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