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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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