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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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