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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have empowered learners all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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