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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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