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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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