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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning enable people all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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