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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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