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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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