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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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