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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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