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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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