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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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