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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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