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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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