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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What 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 organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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