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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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