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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education ventures. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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