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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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