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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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