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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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