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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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