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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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