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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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