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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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