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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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