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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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