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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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