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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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