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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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