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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not 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 distance learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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