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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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