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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies 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 educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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