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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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