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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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