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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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