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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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