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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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