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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach 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 optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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