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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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