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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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