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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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