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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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