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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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