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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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