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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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