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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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