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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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