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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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