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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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