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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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