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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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