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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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