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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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