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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important 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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