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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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