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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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