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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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