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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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