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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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