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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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