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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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