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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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