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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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