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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses 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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