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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the 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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