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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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