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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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