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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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