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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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