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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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