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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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