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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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