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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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