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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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