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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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