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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines 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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