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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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