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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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