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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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