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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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