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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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