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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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