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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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