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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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