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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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