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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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