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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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