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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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