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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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