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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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