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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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