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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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