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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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