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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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