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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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