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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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