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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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