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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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