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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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