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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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