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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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