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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology enable people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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