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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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