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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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