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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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