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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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