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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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