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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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