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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning enable humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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