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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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