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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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