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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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