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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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