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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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