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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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