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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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