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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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