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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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