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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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