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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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