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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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