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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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