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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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