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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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