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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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