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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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