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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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