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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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