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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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