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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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