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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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