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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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