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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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