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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important 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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