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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches 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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