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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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