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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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