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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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