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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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