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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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