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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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