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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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