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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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