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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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