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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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