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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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