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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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