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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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