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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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