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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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