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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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