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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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