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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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