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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes 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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