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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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