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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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