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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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