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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education enable students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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