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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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