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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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