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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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