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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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