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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with 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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