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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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