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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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