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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to massively open online courses (MOOC) and open education resources (OERs). As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The latest historical trends in e-learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates? How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation.

There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? Managers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the instructional ideas associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. For more details please visit this MOOC book site.

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