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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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