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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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