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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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