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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. 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. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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