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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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