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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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