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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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