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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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