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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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