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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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