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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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