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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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