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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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