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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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