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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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