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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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