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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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