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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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