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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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