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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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