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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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