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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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