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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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