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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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