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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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