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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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