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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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