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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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