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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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