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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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