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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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