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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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