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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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