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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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