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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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