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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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