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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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