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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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