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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the 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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