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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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