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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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