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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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