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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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