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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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