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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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