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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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