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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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