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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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