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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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