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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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