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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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