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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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