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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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