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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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