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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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