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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major 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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