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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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