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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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