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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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