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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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