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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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