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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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