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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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