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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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