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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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