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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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