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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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