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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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