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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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