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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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