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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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