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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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