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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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