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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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