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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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