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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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