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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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