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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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