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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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