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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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