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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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