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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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