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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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