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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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