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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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