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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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