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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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