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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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