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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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