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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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