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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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