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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning enable students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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