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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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