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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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