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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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