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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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