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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning enable humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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