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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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