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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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