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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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