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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers 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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