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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies 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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