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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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