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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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