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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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