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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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