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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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