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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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