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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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