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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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