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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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