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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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