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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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