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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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