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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free 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 online education organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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