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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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