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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning enable learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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