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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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