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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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