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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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