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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning enable students all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses 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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