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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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