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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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