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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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