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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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