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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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