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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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