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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business 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 evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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