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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies 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 teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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