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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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