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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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