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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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