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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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