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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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