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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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