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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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