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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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